Marie Bashir

The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO FTSE
Bashir in 2008
37th Governor of New South Wales
In office 1 March 2001 – 1 October 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Bob Carr Morris Iemma Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird
Preceded by	Gordon Samuels
Succeeded by	David Hurley
Lieutenant	James Spigelman Tom Bathurst
17th Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office 1 June 2007 – 15 December 2012
Vice-Chancellor	Gavin Brown Michael Spence
Preceded by	Kim Santow
Succeeded by	Belinda Hutchinson
Personal details
Born	Marie Roslyn Bashir (1930-12-01) 1 December 1930 (age 93) Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse	Sir Nicholas Shehadie ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 2018)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	Mosman, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Psychiatrist
Profession	Medicine and psychiatry

Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir AD CVO FTSE (born 1 December 1930) is the former and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions, with a particular emphasis in psychiatry. In 1993 Bashir was appointed the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services for the Central Sydney Area Health Service, a position she held until appointed governor on 1 March 2001. She has also served as the Chancellor of the University of Sydney (2007–2012). Bashir retired on 1 October 2014 and was succeeded as governor by General David Hurley.^[1]